Taking Stock: New Cases and an Emerging Picture of the Term

With the “long conference” before the beginning of the 2016 Supreme Court Term complete the Court has granted what could be the last set of cases before the Justices start hearing oral arguments next Tuesday (Oct. 4). The Court has two months of hearings scheduled with other cases still lacking oral argument dates. The Court’s…

The Last Leg of the Term

(image from loc.gov) The end of oral arguments for this Supreme Court Term is around the corner.  With 21 cases left (not counting joined dockets in the same case) I compiled some stats on what is still to come.  This post looks at the attorneys, firms, and parties in these 21 cases.  There are two sections of…